The High Court has prolonged an order barring the government from implementing a 21-day lockdown applied by Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) despite a rise in the number of coronavirus cases. In his determination, Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda has ruled that the injunction against the lockdown be maintained until government had put the necessary socio-economic protection […]
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) through its Eastern Region vice coordinator Harold Kachepatsonga have faulted Malawi Police for chasing congregants on Sunday without consultation with relevant stakeholders, saying they are in contempt of court which ordered against such actions. Kachepatsonga told Nyasa Times: “What the police did was very wrong and this was not supposed to […]
The future of the coronavirus lockdown in Malawi lies in the hands of Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda who is expected to make a ruling next week Wednesday April 29 2020 after hearing the application by Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) on Friday as the Attorney General formally expressed its intention not to contest or vacate the […]
Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale has withdrawn an application to the High Court to challenge an injunction obtained by Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) stopping implementation of a three-week national lockdown to curb coronavirus. Government through lawyer Neverson Chisiza from Attorney General Chambers on Wednesday filed a sworn statement with the High Court of Malawi Lilongwe […]
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) chairperson Gift Trapence has said they are not against measures to curb coronavirus, clarifying that they sought a court injunction because government did not take measures to cushion poor during lockdown. Trapence speaking on Times Radio during the ‘Sunday Debate’ programme clarified his organisations’ decision to challenge government’s planned […]
High Court Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda who was recently accused by Malaiw government of undermining coronavirus efforts has on Friday granted Human rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) an injunction against pending 21-day lockdown. HRDC Chairperson Gift Trapence has confirmed to Nyasa Times that the judge has also ordred an inter-party hearing within seven days for judicial review. […]
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has dragged President Peter Mutharika and his Minister of Health, Jappie Mhango, to court challenging government decree on coronavirus lockdown as illegal. The coalition argues that the lockdown is illegal and runs counter to the protection and promotion of human rights, particularly right to food, right to economic activities and […]
Rights activists, the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) have told government to involve parliament on the lockdown to thwart the spread of the coronavirus, saying failing which the State risks court action. In a statement, HRDC chairperson Gift Trapence says the government should summon parliament to pass new legilsations to fight the virus pandemic. “The […]
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has welcomed the decision by Chief Justice Andrews Nyirenda to dismiss an application to admit to the Malawi bar of two South African lawyers that the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) engaged for the presidential elections appeal case , saying their presence could have been violating Malawians’ right to health in […]
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has described President Peter Mutharika’s address to the nation on Tuesday as strange and a waste of time and not worthy listener-ship. HRDC executive member Reverend MacDonald Sembereka panned as a “weird” speech by the and mocked as poorly delivered. Mutharika said opposition politicians are the creators of the […]
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has suggested that the construction of stadia for local football giants Nyasa Big Bullets and Be Forward Wanderers on tax-payers money should be put on hold to direct resources to fight coronavirus outbreak. President Peter Mutharika during the May 21 Tripartite Elections campaign promised to build stadia for the […]
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has said it welcomes President Peter Mutharika’s new measures to protect jobs, incomes, businesses and ensure continuity of the supply chain and the survival of the Malawi economy during the coronavirus crisis but has also offered its recommendations. HRDC said in a statement made available to Nyasa Times signed […]
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has appointed Gift Trapence as acting national chairperson after the organisation accepted the resignation of ‘comrade’ Timothy Mtambo as its founding leader on Wednesday. The human rights organisation said it has accepted Mtambo’s resignation as he has formed a political movement to give him a better platform to fight for a […]
Malawi prominent human rights activist Timothy Mtambo, who is one of President Peter Mutharika’s most acerbic critics, has left the leadership of Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) to join frontline politics after announcing on Wednesday that he has formed a people power movement called the Citizens for Transformation (CFT). HRDC under Mtambo’s leadership has been tussling with […]
The African Union (AU) has been asked by Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) to intervene in rapidly deteriorating political, human rights and security situation in Malawi. HRDC has made the request in a a letter addressed to AU Assembly Chairperson and South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, saying expressing iyts deep concerns in what they call […]
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has said they still have confidence on the integrity of the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) despite the changes that were effected in rank and file recently. President Peter Mutharika fired Army Commander General Vincent Nundwe and his deputy General Clement Namangale. Nundwe was fired eight months after he replaced General […]
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has accused President Peter Mutharika and his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)-led administration of hiding behind the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19) to violate the rights of the people. HRDC chairperson Timothy Mtambo claimed they have it on authority that the Mutharika’s administration intends to take advantage of the Covid-19 to trample on […]
State run Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) chairperson Reverend Patrick Semphere has called for a fair trial of Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) activists, saying their arrests were highly politically motivated. Semphere said MHRC will be following the case of the HRDC chairperson Timothy Mtambo, vice chairperson Gift Trapence and MacDonald Sembereka with keen interest. […]